Central Asia
Turkmenistan
Ahal Province

Anau

Anau is a city in . Until 20 December 2022 it was the capital of Ahal Province. The area has been inhabited since around 5500 BC. Prehistoric sites in Anau were discovered in excavations were conducted by Raphael Pumpelly and William Morris Davis in 1904.
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  • Type: City with 27,500 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Anau, Turkmenistan”, “Änew”, and “Annau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seyit Jemaletdin Mosque.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a ruins.

Anau

Latitude
37.8963° or 37° 53′ 47″ north
Longitude
58.5042° or 58° 30′ 15″ east
Population
27,500
Elevation
247 metres (810 feet)
Open location code
8H9WVGW3+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 435131221
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
162199
Wiki­data ID
Q844968
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Anau” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Anau”
  • Albanian: “Änew”
  • Albanian: “Annau”
  • Arabic: “أناو”
  • Arabic: “مدينه أناو”
  • Armenian: “Անաու”
  • Armenian: “Աննաու”
  • Bashkir: “Әнеү”
  • Bavarian: “Anau”
  • Bavarian: “Änew”
  • Bavarian: “Annau”
  • Belarusian: “Анаў”
  • Bulgarian: “Анау”
  • Catalan: “Anau”
  • Catalan: “Anaw”
  • Catalan: “Änew”
  • Catalan: “Annau”
  • Cebuano: “Anau”
  • Cebuano: “Änew”
  • Cebuano: “Annau”
  • Chinese: “安納烏”
  • Chinese: “安纳乌”
  • Dutch: “Anau”
  • Dutch: “Änew”
  • Dutch: “Annau”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اناو”
  • Esperanto: “Anau”
  • Esperanto: “Änew”
  • Esperanto: “Annau”
  • Estonian: “Anau”
  • Estonian: “Änew”
  • Estonian: “Annau”
  • Estonian: “Ännaw”
  • Estonian: “Enev”
  • Finnish: “Änew”
  • French: “Anew”
  • French: “Änew”
  • French: “Annau”
  • Georgian: “ანაუ”
  • German: “Anau”
  • German: “Änew”
  • German: “Annau”
  • Hindi: “आनेउ”
  • Hungarian: “Anau”
  • Indonesian: “Anau”
  • Indonesian: “Änew”
  • Indonesian: “Annau”
  • Irish: “Anau”
  • Italian: “Anau”
  • Italian: “Änew”
  • Italian: “Annau”
  • Japanese: “アナウ”
  • Kazakh: “Әнеу”
  • Korean: “아나우”
  • Lithuanian: “Anau”
  • Lithuanian: “Änew”
  • Lithuanian: “Annau”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Anau”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Änew”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Annau”
  • Mingrelian: “ანაუ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Anau”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Änev”
  • Norwegian: “Anau”
  • Persian: “آب نو”
  • Persian: “آب‌نو”
  • Persian: “انائو”
  • Polish: “Anau”
  • Polish: “Änew”
  • Polish: “Annau”
  • Polish: “Enew”
  • Portuguese: “Anau”
  • Portuguese: “Anev”
  • Portuguese: “Annau”
  • Romanian: “Anau”
  • Romanian: “Änev”
  • Romanian: “Anew”
  • Romanian: “Änew”
  • Romanian: “Annau”
  • Russian: “Анау”
  • Russian: “Аннау”
  • Scots: “Anau”
  • Scots: “Änew”
  • Scots: “Annau”
  • Serbian: “Anew”
  • Serbian: “Annau”
  • Serbian: “Анау”
  • Slovenian: “Anau”
  • Spanish: “Anau”
  • Spanish: “Änew”
  • Spanish: “Annau”
  • Swedish: “Anau”
  • Swedish: “Änev”
  • Swedish: “Änew”
  • Swedish: “Annau”
  • Tajik: “Аннау”
  • Tamil: “அனாவ், துர்க்மெனிஸ்தான்”
  • Tamil: “அனாவ்”
  • Tatar: “Әнәү”
  • Thai: “แอเน็ว”
  • Turkish: “Anau”
  • Turkish: “Anav Kültürü”
  • Turkish: “Anav”
  • Turkish: “Änev”
  • Turkish: “Änew”
  • Turkish: “Annau”
  • Turkmen: “Anau”
  • Turkmen: “Änew şäherçesi”
  • Turkmen: “Änew”
  • Turkmen: “Annau”
  • Ukrainian: “Анау”
  • Ukrainian: “Енев”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Anau”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Änew”
  • Urdu: “آناؤ”
  • Uzbek: “Anau”
  • Uzbek: “Änew”
  • Uzbek: “Annau”
  • Uzbek: “Аннау”
  • Western Panjabi: “اناؤ”

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